A twenty-year survey of dermatophytoses in Braga, Portugal [PDF]
Modifications in social habits together with the increase of emigration have contributed not only to increased dermatophytoses but also to an altered etiology.
Abdel-Rahman SM +18 more
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Tinea versicolor or pitiriasis versicolor is a skin disorder caused by Malassezia furfur infection which is a fungal infection on the skin of the chronic surface.
Diah Ariana
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Dermoscopy in general dermatology: A practical overview [PDF]
Over the last few years, dermoscopy has been shown to be a useful tool in assisting the noninvasive diagnosis of various general dermatological disorders.
Errichetti, Enzo, Stinco, Giuseppe
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Utilization of a mobile medical van for delivering pediatric care in the bateys of the Dominican Republic [PDF]
Background Bateys are impoverished areas of housing for migrant Haitian sugar cane workers in the Dominican Republic (DR). In these regions, preventative health care is almost non-existent, public service accessibility is limited, and geographic ...
Andrea T. Cruz +4 more
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The correct nomenclature of Zirelí sign in the propaedeutics of pityriasis versicolor (in memoriam),
Aiming at disclosing the semiotic method used in the diagnosis of pityriasis versicolor, the authors go through the history of the creation of Zirelí sign, describing the method, its usefulness and practicality in dermatological clinical practice ...
John Verrinder Veasey +3 more
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The most common childhood skin diseases [PDF]
The most common childhood skin disorders are usually diagnosed by district nurses, health visitors, panel pediatricians or school doctors. Dermatological or specifically pediatric dermatological examinations are seldom necessary. This article reviews the
Mészáros Judit, Zitás Éva
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Prevalência de micoses superficiais em comunidade fechada do Estado da Guanabara
Os autores relatam a freqüência das micoses superficiais entre 143 internos de um orfanato da zona rural do Estado da Guanabara. Foram observados 21 pacientes com tinea pedis e 5 pacientes com pitiriase versicolor. O exame direto foi positivo em todos os
Nurimar C. Fernandes Wanke, Bodo Wanke
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Four common infectious skin conditions Tinea corporis, Pityriasis versicolor, Scabies, Larva migrans
Four dermatological conditions, all with well-established pathogens, will be discussed in this article: tinea corporis (dermatophyte infection), pityriasis versicolor (an asymptomatic infection) caused by the yeast Pityrosporon orbiculare) and two ...
W.K. Jacyk
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Reflectance confocal microscopy for the diagnosis of skin infections and infestations [PDF]
Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasive real-time imaging technique that has been widely used for the diagnosis of skin cancer. More recently, it has been reported as a useful tool for the diagnosis and management of several inflammatory ...
Arzberger, Edith +6 more
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Diagnóstico da Tinea pedis e onicomicose em pacientes do Instituto Nacional de Saúde em Portugal: estudo de 4 anos [PDF]
- Tinea pedis and onychomycosis are two rather diverse clinical manifestations of superficial fungal infections, and their etiologic agents may be dermatophytes, non-dermatophyte moulds or yeasts.
Brandão, João +6 more
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